CVE-2017-16415
An issue was discovered in Adobe Acrobat and Reader: 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions, 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions, 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions, and 11.0.22 and earlier versions. The vulnerability is caused by a computation that writes data past the end of the intended buffer; the computation is a part of the functionality that handles font encodings. The vulnerability is a result of out of range pointer offset that is used to access sub-elements of an internal data structure. An attacker can potentially leverage the vulnerability to corrupt sensitive data or execute arbitrary code.
- Score
- CVSS 3.0 8.8 High
- Status
- Modified - psirt@adobe.com
- Published
- 2017-12-09
- Last modified
- 2024-08-05
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787
Affected products
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101812
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039791
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb17-36.html
